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namespace Amarok.Agents
{
	/// <summary>
	/// This type represents the base class for agent options that can be supplied to an agent on construction. 
	/// Agent options can be used to provide agent instances with individual configurations and settings.
	/// 
	/// In contrast, the agent environment is shared between multiple agent instances and provides access to 
	/// the services of the runtime environment.
	/// </summary>
	public class AgentOptions
	{
		#region ++ Public Static Interface ++

		// static data
		private static readonly AgentOptions sEmpty = new AgentOptions();


		/// <summary>
		/// Gets an instance of empty agent options.
		/// </summary>
		public static AgentOptions Empty
		{
			get
			{
				return sEmpty;
			}
		}

		#endregion

	}
}
